Leeds (surname)

Leeds is a surname of English origin. It is likely derived from the city of Leeds in West Yorkshire or the village of Leeds in Kent.

Notable people with the surname include:


 * Alan Leeds (born 1947), American music executive
 * Alfred Nicholson Leeds (1847–1917), English amateur paleontologist
 * Andrea Leeds (1914–1984), American film actor
 * Andrew Leeds (born 1964), Australian rugby footballer
 * Anthony Leeds (1925–1989), American anthropologist
 * Billy Leeds (1880–1955), Australian rules footballer
 * Charles J. Leeds, American politician, Mayor of New Orleans 1874–76
 * Doug Leeds (born 1968), American businessman
 * Douglas B. Leeds (1947–2011), American businessman
 * Edward Leeds (priest) (died 1590), English clergyman
 * Edward Thurlow Leeds (1877–1955), English archaeologist, Keeper of the Ashmolean Museum 1928–45
 * Eric Leeds (born 1952), American musician
 * Herbert I. Leeds (1900–1954), American film director
 * Herbert Leeds (1855–1930), American amateur golfer and golf course architect
 * Joanie Leeds (born 1978), American musician
 * Lila Leeds (1928–1999), American film actor
 * Morris E. Leeds (1869–1952), American electrical engineer
 * Peter Leeds (1917–1996), American actor
 * Phil Leeds (1916–1998), American film actor
 * Stacy Leeds (born 1971), American law professor
 * Thelma Leeds (1910–2006), American actor
 * Titan Leeds (1699–1738), American almanac publisher

Fictional characters

 * Ned Leeds, comic book character